Kel Smith

'Ding dong ding, '
an ascending triad rings out.
The door closes.
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Alone, a deserted beach.
Calm and breathless.
Silent, save for the gentle murmuring of water as it hugs the shore,
A familiar embrace sounds.
...

four bare walls
erected like porcelain sculptures
shaping into a hollow room.
a lone chair sits.
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walking, rushing, running
the warm wind runs wispily across her face.
the sweet odor of the Japanese plum
exuding from the deep crimson blossoms,
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I trusted you with my life
you stabbed me in the back.
I took a leap of faith
I showed you my world
...

wrapped around me
hidden by its folds
I peer reluctantly outward
Like stone, hunched, heavy, soundless.....
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It's been awhile,
things have changed
I've changed.
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limp like a rag doll
she sits in the corner
staring, emotionless.
her eyes once sparkling
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goodbye wasn't enough.
it didn't stop.
there was no escape
held captive by your embrace.
...

amidst her battered body
a sweet and tender smile
the portrait of bravery
in a thwarted battle
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an incessant knock.
a memory, a perception.
pounding at the door.
neither fact nor fiction
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leaves dance about the wind
dying light reflecting in their crystalline edges
gleams of purples, pinks and blues
the dazzling sky set on fire
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You tugged at my heartstrings
I naively went along
Petted by your charm
I followed you blindly
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Like a butterfly, free and unrestrained,
Dancing amongst the gleaming rays.
Light promises a new day
With expectations yet unmet
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